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Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918

6th - 11th
The following video provides a brief account of the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918, including its possible origins, as well as the physical symptoms associated with this deadly outbreak. The video also focuses on how the pandemic impacted...
Instructional Video3:43
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History Brief: The Albany Plan of Union and Committees of Correspondence

6th - 11th
This is a remake of our original Albany Plan of Union and Committees of Correspondence video, which had bad audio. Teachers, get our American Revolution workbook hereref='http://amzn.to/2y3qpage target='_blanInstagramofollow'>here...
Instructional Video16:22
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Ask Teach 11: Was the American Revolution a Mistake?

6th - 11th
Support the channel by purchasing History Brief: The American Revolutionttps://www.amazon.com/American-Revolution-Condensed-Retelling-Independence-ebook/dp/B01D772CUI/#nav-subnav' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Revolution In this...
Instructional Video12:35
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Daily Life and Popular Culture in the 1980s

6th - 11th
This video provides a brief introduction into what life was like in the 1980s, as well as exploring some of the broad pop culture trends of the decade.
Instructional Video3:52
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History Brief: War of the Worlds

6th - 11th
For teaching materials covering this content, click hereref='http://www.amazon.com/Great-Depression-Dirty-Thirties/dp/1500862584' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>here This is a brief account of the 1938 "War of the Worlds" broadcast...
Instructional Video33:38
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EOI Review: The Plains Indian Wars

6th - 11th
I knew I should have made four videos rather than three, as this came out entirely too long. But in this episode, the battles and campaigns of the Plains Indian Wars are discussed. Like us on
Instructional Video4:07
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Witches: A Brief History

6th - 11th
Buy the History of Halloween hereref='http://www.aRoadn.com/The-History-Halloween-Reading-Purpose/dp/1494268124/ref=pd_rhf_se_p_img_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=1JT4DFA0YGB0K15NTD2P' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>here Check Out Radio
Instructional Video4:54
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The Demographics of the Republican Party

6th - 11th
Get the Executive Branch workbook hereref='https://www.amazon.com/President-Executive-Branch-Jake-Henderson/dp/1537156640/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>here The following video provides a short explanation of the demographics...
Instructional Video6:29
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Republican Party Beliefs

6th - 11th
Get the Executive Branch workbook hereref='https://www.amazon.com/President-Executive-Branch-Jake-Henderson/dp/1537156640/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>here The following video provides a short explanation of some of the major...
Instructional Video5:18
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The Demographics of the Democratic Party

6th - 11th
Get the Executive Branch workbook hereref='https://www.amazon.com/President-Executive-Branch-Jake-Henderson/dp/1537156640/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>here The following video provides a short explanation of the demographics that...
Instructional Video7:28
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Democratic Party Beliefs

6th - 11th
Get the Executive Branch workbook hereref='https://www.amazon.com/President-Executive-Branch-Jake-Henderson/dp/1537156640/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>here The following video provides a brief introduction to the beliefs of the...
Instructional Video3:31
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The History of Memorial Day

6th - 11th
For a great unit reading unit covering this material, based around Common Core standards, click hereref='https://wTwitterherspayteachers.com/Product/Memorial-Day-Unit-Common-Core-1855639' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>here Follow us...
Instructional Video4:11
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What is Cinco de Mayo?

6th - 11th
Check Out Our Holiday Roundup Bookref='http://www.amazon.com/Holiday-Round-Up-Reading-Jake-Henderson/dp/1519479816/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Book The following video provides a brief history of the holiday known as Cinco de...
Instructional Video4:27
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What is Earth Day?

6th - 11th
This is a remake of our earlier Earth Day video. For teaching materials to cover the world's holidays, click hereref='http://amzn.to/2fRpage' target='_blaInstagramnofollow'>hereTwitter* Like our Facebook
Instructional Video3:35
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History Brief: the Cotton Club

6th - 11th
This video gives a brief description of the history of the Cotton Club in the 1920s and 30s. For teaching materials covering this and other 1920s topics, click hereref='https://www.ampage.com/gp/product/151store38/' target='_blank'...
Instructional Video3:31
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History Brief: Thomas Paine's Common Sense

6th - 11th
Everything students need to know about Common Sense and Thomas Paine's call for American independence in 1776. For teaching resources to accompany this material, check out our teacher's resource book
Instructional Video3:29
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History Brief: Dorothea Lange

6th - 11th
Teachers, check out our Great Depression resource manualf='http://amzn.to/2GZz8Lp' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>manual This following video provides a brief history of Dorothea Lange, and her contributions to history, as well as...
Instructional Video4:52
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History Brief: George Orwell

6th - 11th
The following video provides a brief biography of the author known as George Orwell, including his childhood, young adult life, and writing career. For an educational unit on Orwell, click hereref='http://bit.ly/2l2Ipage target='_blank'...
Instructional Video4:10
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History Brief: The Grapes of Wrath

6th - 11th
For more information about the Great Depression and the 1930s, check out our teacher's resource manual "The Great Depression & The Dirty Thirties" by following this
Instructional Video4:29
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Werewolves: A Brief History

6th - 11th
This video gives a brief history of the mythological werewolf, including beliefs about how one becomes a werewolf, deterrents, and remedies. Buy the History of Halloween
Instructional Video3:03
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Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier: Women During the Civil War

6th - 11th
We put this together after stumbling across a great collection of photographs, most of which were taken by Matthew Brady in 1863, during the height of the American Civil War and with the outcome very much in doubt. I LOVE these types of...
Instructional Video19:37
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American Revolution: Declaration of Independence

6th - 11th
<a href='http://readingthroughhistory.com/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'></a> In this video, the guns of Ticonderoga arrive outside of Boston, the British flee the city, and the Second Continental Congress declares independence.
Instructional Video17:16
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Context 1, part 5: I Used to Work at a Plantation article (slavery)

6th - 11th
The article discussed is available hereref='http://www.vox.com/2015/6/29/88here5/what-i-learned-from-leading-tours-about-slavery-at-a-plantation' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>here Check out Matt Beat's history page
Instructional Video3:28
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Biography Brief: Elizabeth Cady Stanton

6th - 11th
This is a short biography of the Women's Suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Transcript: Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) was a tireless, good-humored...